Monday, February 21, 2005
[IWS] CANADA: IMMIGRATION & SKILL SHORTAGES HANDBOOK
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Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
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CLBC (Canadian Labour and Business Centre)
Handbook - Immigration & Skill Shortages
http://www.clbc.ca/Research_and_Reports/Archive/report11230401.asp
or
http://www.clbc.ca/files/Reports/Immigration_Handbook.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]
This handbook is about the role of immigration in meeting the national skills challenge facing Canada. It draws attention to the factors affecting successful integration and utilization of immigrant skills, and to critical aspects of Canada's immigration policies and practices.
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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[IWS] Mercer: European PAY SURVEY--ENERGY TRADING STAFF [15 February 2005]
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
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European pay survey - energy trading staff
UK
London, 15 February 2005
http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1170485;jsessionid=5ZNEPJYCSLBT2CTGOUGCHPQKMZ0QYI2C
* Salaries and bonuses are generally higher in Continental Europe than in the UK
* On average staff received bonuses of 23% of base salary
Energy trading staff in Continental Europe typically earn more than their UK counterparts, according to a survey by SMCL/Mercer. Average salaries in Europe were higher for almost two-thirds of the jobs surveyed. The average base pay for a middle office manager, for example, was ¬128,500 compared to ¬109,500 in the UK - a difference of 17%.
"People may find it surprising that pay is lower in the UK, where the energy trading market is more mature than in Continental Europe," said John Sears, Senior Analyst at SMCL/Mercer. But, he explained: "There are more proprietary traders in European energy companies compared to the UK, and pay in proprietary trading is generally higher than in asset-based trading."
The survey found greater parity between pay for trading and non- trading roles in Continental Europe compared to the UK. The average salary for lead analysts in Europe was ¬91,500 against an average salary of ¬108,000 for lead traders - a difference of 18%. By contrast, the salaries for lead analysts in the UK were around 28% lower than those of lead traders.
Bonuses
European energy trading staff also received significantly higher bonuses than those in the UK, according to the findings. Trading managers received an average bonus of 72% of base pay in Europe, where payouts reached more than 250% of salary. By contrast, the average UK bonus was 37% while the maximum awarded was 185% of salary. Similarly, the average bonus for lead traders was 49% in Continental Europe compared to 25% of salary in the UK. Average bonuses for European senior traders were exactly twice that of their UK counterparts, at 32%.
Across the whole survey population in Continental Europe, the average bonus was 23% of base salary.
Notes to Editors:
The survey covered 27 companies.
Pay figures are rounded to nearest £500.
The European Energy Trading Survey was formerly carried out by SMCL, which has since been acquired by Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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[IWS] NCES: COMPARATIVE EDUCATION STATISTICS G8 & U.S countries [18 February 2005]
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
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National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G8 Countries: 2004 [18 February 2005]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005021
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005021.pdf
[full-text, 95 pages]
Description:
This report shows how the U.S. education system compares to other major industrialized countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russian Federation, United Kingdom) in four areas: (1) the context of education; (2) preprimary and primary education; (3) secondary education; and (4) higher education. This report is an update of the 2002 G8 Report, and is part of a series to be published in alternate years.
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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